Nnamdi Asomugha (pronounced /ˈnɑːmdi ɑːsəˈmuː.ɑː/; born July 6, 1981, in Lafayette, Louisiana) is a Nigerian-American (ethnically Igbo) cornerback for the National Football League's Oakland Raiders professional football team. He was drafted in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft (31st overall) by the Raiders. He played college football at California.
Asomugha was raised in Los Angeles, California. He attended and played high school basketball a...
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Nnamdi Asomugha (pronounced /ˈnɑːmdi ɑːsəˈmuː.ɑː/; born July 6, 1981, in Lafayette, Louisiana) is a Nigerian-American (ethnically Igbo) cornerback for the National Football League's Oakland Raiders professional football team. He was drafted in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft (31st overall) by the Raiders. He played college football at California.
Asomugha was raised in Los Angeles, California. He attended and played high school basketball and football at Leuzinger High School in Lawndale, California and Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance, California before transferring to and graduating from Narbonne High School in Harbor City, California.
Asomugha went to college at the University of California, Berkeley, where he finished his career with 187 tackles, three sacks, 19 stops for losses, eight interceptions, three touchdowns, 15 pass deflections, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble in 41 games as a free safety. Three years after turning pro, he graduated with a...
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